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  Primorsky Krai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Primorsky Krai, bordered by China, North Korea, and warm, non-freezing waters of the Sea of Japan, is the extreme South-Eastern region of Russia, located between 42° and 48° North Latitude and 130° and 139° East Longitude.
The ranges are cut by the picturesque narrow and deep valleys of the rivers and by large brooks, such as the Partizanskaya, the Kiyevka, the Zerkalnaya, the Cheryomukhovaya, the Yedinka, the Samarga, the Bikin, and the Bolshaya Ussurka.
Primorsky Krai is the largest coal producer in the Russian Far East and generates more electricity than any other Russian Far East administrative division, but power shortages are common.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Primorsky_Krai   (1886 words)

  
 Primorsky Krai -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Primorsky Krai ((A native or inhabitant of Russia) Russian: Примо́рский край), also known as "Primorye" (Примо́рье;), is one of (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russia's 89 (additional info and facts about federal subjects) federal subjects (also referred to as "members of the Federation").
Primorsky Krai is the largest (Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period) coal producer in the Russian Far East and generates more (A physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons) electricity than any other Russian Far East administrative division, but power shortages are common.
Primorsky Krai's compact territory is well endowed with (The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area) infrastructure.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/P/Pr/Primorsky_Krai.htm   (2508 words)

  
 Station Information - Primorsky Krai
Primorsky Krai, also known as "Primorie" is one of Russia's 89 administrative divisions (also referred to as "members of the Federation").
The administrative center of Primorsky Krai is Vladivostok.
Primorsky Krai is located at the southern extreme of Russian Far East, bordering with China, North Korea, and Khabarovsk Krai, and separated from Japan by the Sea of Japan.
www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/p/pr/primorsky_krai.html   (94 words)

  
 Primorsky Krai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Primorsky Krai (Russian: Примо́рский край), also known as "Primorye" (Примо́рье;), is one of Russia's 89 federal subjects (also referred to as "members of the Federation").
According to archaeological data, the first inhabitants of Primorsky Krai were the and Tungus peoples.
Vladivostok, the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian railway, was surpassed as a port by the nearby Nakhodka- container, coal and timber terminals.
www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Primorsky_Krai   (1796 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Primorsky-Krai
Krai (Russian: край; British English transliteration: kray), is a term used to refer to several of Russias 89 administrative regions (federal subjects).
Primorsky Krai is a territory rich in natural resources: Coal More than 100 deposits of coal are known in Primorye.
Perm Krai (Russian:) is a new federal subject of Russia that is scheduled to come into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Permyakia Autonomous District.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Primorsky_Krai   (7298 words)

  
 History of Primorsky Krai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Primorsky Krai in the second half of the 20th century
Primorsky Krai and international relations in the Asia Pacific Region
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www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/History-of-Primorsky-Krai.htm   (1645 words)

  
 Station Information - Krai
Krai is a term used to refer to several of Russia's 89 administrative regions.
Krais and oblasts have the same constitutional status, while republics have more autonomy.
The word krai (which also means border or end), is usually used for regions located along the periphery.
www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/k/kr/krai.html   (72 words)

  
 Krasnodar Krai Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
With a modest 76,000 km² territory (Russia's 45th largest), it is the most populous krai (and the third most populous subdivision) of the nation (5,125,221 inhabitants as of 2002).
Krasnodar Krai borders, clockwise from the west, Ukraine—from which it is separated by the Strait of Kerch and the Sea of Azov—Russia's Rostov Oblast, Stavropol Krai, and Karachay-Cherkessia, and Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia.
The krai territory encompasses the republic of Adygeya.
www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/Krasnodar_Krai   (561 words)

  
 Krasnoarmeysky District, Primorsky Krai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Krasnoarmeysky District is located in the center of Primorsky Krai, Russia.
The mean annual temperature is -10°C (14°F) (compare with +5°C (41°F) in South of Primorsky Krai).
Tungsten and timber, fur and gold are produced in the district.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Krasnoarmeysky_District,_Primorsky_Krai   (193 words)

  
 Primorsky Krai - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Primorsky Krai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Primorsky Krai - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Primorsky Krai.
According to archaeological data, the first inhabitants of Primorsky Krai were the Palaeasiatic and Tungus ancestors.
Primorsky Krai consists of the following districts (районов):
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Primorsky-Krai.html   (1796 words)

  
 Krai - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The word krai (which also means border or end), is used for regions located along the economic and geographic periphery.
Krais, oblasts, and republics have the same constitutional status.
A krai is subdivided into districts (Russian: районы, English transliteration: rayony).
www.free-web-encyclopedia.com /?t=Krai   (97 words)

  
 CIDA / McGregor Model Forest Russian Project ~ About Khabarovsk Krai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The krai borders with China along the Us-sun river and the Amurskaya branch, its nearest Russian neighbors are the Primorsky krai, the Amurskaya, the Magadanskaya and the Jewish Autonomous oblasts and the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic.
About 3/4 of the krai area are mountains and plateaus from 500 to 2,000 m high in the west, 700 — 1,400 in the south-east and 800—2,500 m in its north.
The coniferous forests of the Khabarovsky krai are inhabited by the hoofed animals (elk, reindeer, boar, Siberian roe, musk deer), fur-bearing animals (sable, Siberian weasel, fox, squirrel, muskrat, river otter, brown bear, wolf, etc.), the north is habitat to northern deer, ermine, skunk bear.
www.mcgregor.bc.ca /russian_activities/about.htm   (925 words)

  
 eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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 Primorsky Krai
See also History of Primorsky Krai According to archaeological data, the first inhabitants of Primorsky Krai were the Palaeasiatic and Tungus ancestors.
Owing to its geographical location, Primosky Krai boasts a mixture of not only ethnic Russians but also Han Chinese, Tungus-Manchu, Korean and Oroch minorties.
Category:Krais of Russia Category:Manchuria et:Primorje krai ja:沿海州 nl:Kraj Primorski ru:Приморский край
www.datamass.net /pr/primorsky-krai.html   (1816 words)

  
 Spassk-Dalny - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The town of Spassk-Dalny (Russian: Спасск-Дальний; sometimes called Spassk) is located on the Prikhankayskaya Flatland, on the coast of Khanka Lake in Primorsky Krai, Russia, at 44.60° North, 132.81° East (The World Gazetteer).
The relief of the territory is flat, with small hills whose height does not exceed 150-220 m (492-722 ft).
There are over 20 monuments of history and culture in Spassk-Dalny, more than a half of them devoted to the participants of the Civil War in the Russian Far East who supported the Bolsheviks.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Spassk-Dalny   (394 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: History of Korea
See History of North Korea and History of South Korea for the post-war period.
History of North Korea: Following World War II, Korea, which had been a colonial possession of Japan since 1910, was occupied by the Soviet Union (in the north) and the United States (in the south).
The General Sherman Incident in 1866 was a significant event in Korean history that proved to be an important catalyst to the end of Korean isolationism in the 19th century.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Korea   (7678 words)

  
 Krai - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase
Krai (Russian: край; British English transliteration: kray), often translated as region, territory, or province, is a term used to refer to several of Russia's 89 administrative regions (subjects).
Its plural (krais or krays) is kraya (края) in Russian.
Examples of krais include Primorsky Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, and Krasnoyarsk Krai (for complete list see Krais of Russia).
www.indopedia.org /Krai.html   (209 words)

  
 Winne.com - Welcome
Primorsky Krai's first town, Vladivostok, was founded in 1860, when Tsarist soldiers landed in the Golden Horn Bay and set up their military post.
Primorsky Krai remains a subsidized region, receiving more in financial support from Moscow than it gives in taxes, but prices have rocketed, with a loaf of bread costing up to twice as much as in Moscow, and much higher energy tariffs, although local salaries are far lower than in the capital.
Situated on borders with Korea and China, Primorsky Krai was a multi-ethnic region before the Bolshevik Revolution, with up to 40 percent of Vladivostok residents of non-Russian origin.
www.winne.com /vladivostok/bf01.html   (1523 words)

  
 Russia - Primorsky Krai - RussiaTrek.com
Climate: Monsoon climate is the evident characteristic of the Kray.
The economy of the Krai is multisectoral: more than 50 fields of industry, fishing, timber, mining, ship repair etc; farming and forestry, transport and communication service, trade and services sector are the leading fields.
Primorsky department of Geographic society of Russia is the oldest building of regional studies of Primorye.
www.russiatrek.com /kr_primorsk.shtml   (443 words)

  
 Russian Bride Guide
In Primorsky krai everything is peculiar: the sea, the sky, the land and the weather.
Primorsky krai is situated in latitude of Crimea.
The largest historical and cultural centre of Primorsky krai is the city of Vladivostok.
www.russianbrideguide.com /about_russia/regions/primorsky_krai.shtml   (573 words)

  
 The history of the Concern   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The history of the "Park Group" Concern began on May 22, 1997, when the "Park Group" ltd. was established.
Today Pervomaysky DY is the leader of the ship-repairing industry in Primorsky Krai.
The Concern constantly broadens the range of its activities: 2001 year was marked by the purchase of eight fishing vessels and the establishment of "Dalrybprom" Closed Joint-Stock Company.
www.parkgroup.ru /english/about/history.htm   (344 words)

  
 History of Primorsky Krai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
10 Primorsky Krai in the second half of the 20th century
11 Primorsky Krai and international relations in the Asia Pacific Region
In 1860, after several centuries under Qing control, Primosky Krai was ceded to Russian control.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Primorsky_Krai   (1901 words)

  
 Business weekly "Golden Horn"
Primorye communists are planning to propose their own candidate for the krai governor post at the elections to be held in December.
Primorsky mining and dressing plant and a number of mining companies are also interested in cooperation with the bank.
The practical history of the procedure of bankruptcy in Primorsky Krai hardly knows a single case when the settlement of debts extended far enough to reach shareholders.
www.zrpress.ru /1999/051/ecnt.htm   (1868 words)

  
 Winne.com - Welcome
During the preparation of the forum the examination and evaluation of Primorsky krai branches was conducted.
The investment image is first of all defined by the confidence of the investors in the fact that their capital will be maintained, second that the political and economic conditions will let capital grow, third -that the territory has the advantages which promote the investment competitiveness growth.
In this sense Primorsky krai can be viewed as Eastern capital of Russia and foundation of business activity of far Eastern Region.
www.winne.com /vladivostok/vi003.html   (2418 words)

  
 Business newspaper "Zolotoy Rog" (Golden Horn). Vladivostok. Primorsky region. Russian Far East
Primorsky Krai governor approved electric power tariff privileges for the second quarter of 2004.
Primorsky Krai's results in social and economic development in 2003 continue to raise many questions.
Given growth rate of these two economic mainstays of Primorsky Krai, possible rate of GRP growth in 2003 can be 104%, which is by far insufficient to double the region's GRP during 10 years.
www.zrpress.ru /2004/035/ecnt.htm   (1291 words)

  
 Jilin - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
During the Qing Dynasty much of the area was under the control of the General of Jilin, whose area of control extended to the Sea of Japan to encompass much of what is Russia's Primorsky Krai today.
However, after the Primorsky Krai area was ceded to Russia in 1860, the Qing government began to open the area up to Han Chinese migrants, most of whom came from Shandong.
By the beginning of the 20th century Han Chinese had become the dominant ethnic group of the region.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Jilin   (917 words)

  
 Primorsky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Primorskii Krai lies in the southern part of the Russian Far East occupying 165,900 sq km along the coast of the Sea of Japan.
It borders with China and North Korea in the West and South-West, and with Russia's Khabarovsk Krai in the North.
According to a 1995 survey by Bank Austria, the krai is ranked 59th among Russia's 89 regions in terms of investment climate.
www.hf.uib.no /Andre/Vesti/primorsk.htm   (650 words)

  
 Nadezhdinsky District, Primorsky Krai - TheBestLinks.com - Fox, Meat, Milk, Potato, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Nadezhdinsky District, Nadezhdinsky District, Primorsky Krai, Fox, Meat, Milk...
The favorable climatic conditions and close location to the Krai center predetermined the District's specialization.
A few years ago the Primorsky Krai's largest glassworks was constructed here and its production has been consumed beyond the Krai's bounds.
www.thebestlinks.com /Nadezhdinsky_District.html   (288 words)

  
 Duma to sue Cherepkov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
For the first time in post-Soviet history, the mayor of a Russian city is being sued for allegedly breaking the law.
In Primorsky Krai, the only body authorized to remove a mayor is the Krai Duma, said the head legal advisor to the duma, Vladimir Sokolov.
The krai alleges the mayor’s most egregious violation of the constitution was his repetitive canceling of city duma elections.
vlad.tribnet.com /1997/iss148/text/news1.htm   (341 words)

  
 Vladivostok News
Primorsky Krai's first town, Vladivostok, was founded in 1860, when Tsarist soldiers landed in the Golden Horn Bay and set up a military post.
In the 1920s the lack of border controls allowed thousands of Koreans to immigrate to Primorsky Krai, and Chinese immigrants also came as seasonal workers, making up 5-10 percent of the population.
During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, Vladivostok was attacked by Japanese warships and local sailors took part in the defence of Port Arthur, then Russia's chief base on the Pacific Ocean, in which 28,000 Russian troops died.
vn.vladnews.ru /pages/inform_history.html   (1874 words)

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